Oenomaus myrteana

Oenomaus myrteana
Female
Male
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Lycaenidae
Genus: Oenomaus
Species: O. myrteana
Binomial name
Oenomaus myrteana
Busby, Robbins & Faynel, 2012

Oenomaus myrteana is a species of butterfly of the Lycaenidae family. It occurs in lowland wet forest from eastern Ecuador to western Brazil (Rondônia).[1]

The length of the forewings is 12.8 mm for males and 12.1 mm for females.

Etymology

The name of the species refers to the striking resemblance between the ventral hindwing of this species and that of Enos myrtea.

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